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Kanhaiya Lal (L) was attacked in his shop in Udaipur, on June 28, 2022/ANI Photo
The sons of Kanhaiya Lal, the Udaipur tailor who was brutally murdered in 2022, on Friday watched the film Udaipur Files, based on the horrific killing of their father, and reiterated their demand for justice as the case remains pending in court. The film was screened at a cinema hall in...
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An 80-year-old man was duped of Rs 8.7 crore by several women who befriended him on social media and then sought money for various emergencies, a police official said on Friday. He made a whopping 734 money transfers in a span of 21 months starting April 2023, the official said.He was first...
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Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said the government's aim is to accelerate the pace of highway construction to 100 km a day from 38 km/day at present. Speaking at the Business Today India@100 event, Gadkari said so far this year, the road ministry has...
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Amid backlash over a couple allegedly being denied entry to a restaurant over Indian attire, Delhi Tourism minister Kapil Mishra said the owner has issued a video apologising over the incident and has announced special discounts for women wearing traditional outfits on Rakshabandhan. The...
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Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said India is negotiating trade agreements with several countries, including the US, and stressed that many nations are keen to engage with New Delhi on the trade front.He also exuded confidence that India's exports in 2025-26 will exceed last...
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The Delhi high court on Friday granted bail to one of the sons of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin while denying the relief to another in a terror funding case.A bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur dismissed the bail plea of Salahuddin's son Shahid Yusuf saying the court...
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The Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad has arrested four persons for allegedly duping over 40 persons by giving them bogus visas of Luxembourg in Europe. The arrested persons comprise Mumbai-resident Tabrez Kashmiri and his associates Mayank Bhardwaj, Tejendra alias Kishan Gajjar, and Manish...
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The Supreme Court on Friday took note of repeated adjournments and assured early listing of the bail plea of advocate Surendra Gadling accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case. A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and N V Anjaria was urged by his...
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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday spoke with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over the phone ahead of the latter's planned summit with Donald Trump to discuss the future course of the Ukraine war. During the phone call, held at the request of Putin, the Russian leader briefed...
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In a significant breakthrough, the Amritsar Commissionerate Police has solved the pro-Khalistan graffiti case reported during the night of August 6-7 at three locations in the city, said the director general of police Punjab, Gaurav Yadav, on Friday.According to the police, two accused, including...
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Rupee depreciated 13 paise to close at 87.71 (provisional) against US dollar on Friday, weighed down by weak domestic equities as India-US trade deal uncertainty continues to dent domestic market sentiments. Forex traders said rupee is trading in a narrow range amid extended weakness in the...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin over phone and the two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to further deepening the India-Russia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership. Putin briefed Modi on his country's ongoing conflict with Ukraine,...
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India's forex reserves dropped by $9.322 billion to $688.871 billion for the week ended August 1 in one of the highest declines in the recent past, the RBI data showed on Friday. The overall reserves rose by $2.703 billion to $698.192 billion in the previous reporting week. For the week...
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China on Friday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's planned visit to the Tianjin Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to be held later this month, describing the event as a gathering of solidarity, friendship and fruitful results. Modi is expected to travel to China...
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Union Minister and senior BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia
Political rivals Digvijaya Singh of the Congress and Union Minister and senior BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday dsplayed remarkable bonhomie at a school event in Bhopal, leaving those at the gathering pleasantly surprised. Singh, a former Madhya Pradesh chief minister, and Scindia...
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The ministry of defence dismissed media reports claiming that India has paused discussions on defence purchases from the United States. Terming the reports false and fabricated, defence ministry officials clarified that procurement processes are continuing as per established procedures....
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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled on Friday amid non-stop foreign fund outflows and tariff-related jitters. The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 765.47 points or 0.95 percent to settle at 79,857.79. During the day, it tumbled 847.42 points or 1.05 percent to...
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India has paused plans to procure new weapons and aircraft from the United States, marking the first clear indication of displeasure after President Donald Trump raised tariffs on Indian exports, according to a Reuters report. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was to visit Washington for a...
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At least 65 families from India and the United Kingdom who lost kin in the horrific June 12 Air India plane crash have hired prominent United States-based law firm Beasley Allen. The law firm's aviation attorney Mike Andrews visited the crash site in Meghaninagar area in Ahmedabad before...
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A 45-year-old former Army Lance Naik was arrested on Friday morning in Jabalpur for allegedly duping unemployed youths seeking jobs in defence forces of lakhs of rupees, the police said. Military Intelligence handed over the accused, Rajesh Kumar Rajbhar, a resident of Ranjhi in Jabalpur, to...
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday withdrew the Income Tax Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha, and the government will come out with an updated version of the legislation after incorporating changes suggested by the Select Committee. A new version of the Income Tax Bill will be...
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Moody's Ratings on Friday said India's GDP growth is likely to slow down by about 30 basis points to 6 per cent in the current fiscal if the US implements 50 per cent tariffs from August 27. However, resilient domestic demand and the strength of the services sector will mitigate the strain...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Mann ki Baat' programme has earned a revenue of Rs 34.13 crore since its inception, the government told the Rajya Sabha on Friday. In a written reply, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan said the Mann ki Baat programme reaches the...
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The Supreme Court on Friday refused to hear a plea to appoint a retired top court judge for examining Air India's safety practices among other aspects and asked the petitioner why target the airline that witnessed an unfortunate tragedy. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi...
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Online food delivery platform Zomato on Friday said it has roped in Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan as its brand ambassador. Khan had recently appeared in Zomato's latest campaign 'Fuel Your Hustle', which celebrates the quiet grind behind some of India's most celebrated names, Zomato said in...
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A day after Rahul Gandhi alleged vote theft in at least three states, Election Commission sources on Friday said if the Congress leader believes in his analysis and feels that his allegations against the EC are true, he should have 'no problem' in signing the declaration under electoral rules and...
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Uttar Pradesh will partner with technology giants Microsoft, Intel and Google to train each month nearly a million people, including teachers, farmers and the youth, in AI, machine learning, data analytics, and cybersecurity, said a senior government officer.It is drafting an AI Policy under the...
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The Securities and Exchange Board of India on Thursday proposed a slew of relaxations for investment advisors (IAs) and research analysts (RAs), including those relating to educational qualifications, provision of past performance data, and details sought during registration. IAs and RAs may...
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Citing Rahul Gandhi's poll rigging claims, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said these are 'serious questions' which must be seriously addressed in the interest of all voters and urged the Election Commission to act urgently.In a post on X, the Thiruvananthapuram MP said India's democracy...
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Actor Aditi Rao Hydari will be felicitated with the Diversity in Cinema Award at the upcoming edition of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM), the organisers announced on Friday. The actor will attend the festival as guest of honour. She will be recognised for her immense...
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Gautam Adani, chairman of the Adani group, spoke to a packed audience at IIM-Lucknow on Thursday, and told students how close to his heart the Dharavi Redevelopment Project was. Every time I flew into Mumbai, the slums below disturbed my conscience, because no nation can truly rise when so...
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With no political party approaching the Election Commission for inclusion or removal of names from Bihar's draft voters' list, sources in the poll panel on Friday questioned why Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has not raised any objections now.Taking a dig at Gandhi, the sources said it seems the...
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Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday slammed the Election Commission after Maharashtra and Karnataka Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) asked Rahul Gandhi to sign the affidavits for his 'vote theft' claim.Speaking to the reporters outside the Parliament, Priyanka questioned the EC's timing...
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The Supreme Court on Friday deleted its observation in which it criticised Allahabad high court judge Prashant Kumar for allowing criminal proceedings in a civil dispute case, making it clear that its intention was not embarrass or cast aspersions on him. A bench of Justice J B Pardiwala and...
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The Goa government has launched its 'Homestay and Bed and Breakfast Scheme' to boost rural and community-based tourism in the coastal state. Under the scheme, which was formally launched by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant at the Secretariat in Porvorim on Thursday, local residents operating...
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Cambodia and Thailand agreed to allow the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to observe the ceasefire the two countries reached late last month to end fighting in a disputed border area, local media reported.Malaysian state media Bernama said that an interim observer team comprising...
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The United States 'got involved directly' when India and Pakistan went to war and President Donald Trump was able to deliver peace between the two nuclear-armed neighbours, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has claimed.Since May 10, Trump has repeated his claim many times that he 'helped settle' the...
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The chief electoral officer (CEO) of Uttar Pradesh rejected Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's allegations that certain voters were registered in both Uttar Pradesh and other states, calling them 'factually incorrect'.In a statement shared on X on Thursday, the Uttar Pradesh CEO's office said Rahul...
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A total of 1,203 Indian citizens have died in Canada over the five-year period from 2020-2024, and most of the deaths were a result of natural causes like old age or medical illness, the government informed Parliament on Thursday.Also, during the period, the mortal remains or ashes of 757 Indians...
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Home-cooked meals became more affordable in July, with the cost of vegetarian and non-vegetarian thalis declining 14 per cent and 13 per cent, respectively, on a year-on-year basis thanks to a drop in prices of vegetables, broiler and pulses, according to the monthly Roti Rice Rate report...
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Israel's security cabinet on Friday approved a plan from Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to occupy Gaza City, The Times of Israel reported, quoting the Prime Minister's Office.As per the report, Israel will provide humanitarian aid to the civilian population outside of combat...
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Actor Huma Qureshi's cousin was stabbed to death following a dispute over parking in southeast Delhi's Bhogal area.Two teenagers have been apprehended in connection with the incident, an official said on Friday.Asif Qureshi, a resident of Church Lane in Bhogal, sustained a grievous injury to his...
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United States President Donald Trump has said there will be no trade negotiations with India until a dispute over tariffs is resolved, following his administration's decision to double tariffs on Indian imports.When pressed by ANI at the Oval Office, on whether he expected talks to resume in...
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Actor Abhay Shankar Jha was cheated of Rs 17 lakh by four persons on the pretext of exchanging Rs 500 notes with Rs 100 notes, police said on Thursday. Jha (43), who has worked in Hindi movies and TV serials, lodged a complaint at Matunga police station on Wednesday but no arrest has...
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A man has been arrested at the IGI Airport for smuggling cocaine worth Rs 82 crore into the country, the Customs department said on Thursday. A case of smuggling of white colour narcotic substance concealed in eight golden colour boxes of 'Ferrero Rocher chocolate' carried in a green colour...
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